One typical weekend food people enjoy is a side of hash browns. Typically cooked up in a bunch of oil, these healthy spuds are transformed into unhealthy standard American diet fare. They don’t call the diner the greasy spoon without reason! This doesn’t have to be so! You can make oil free hash browns! People…
Pumpkin Cranberry Breakfast Bars
I recently invented these for a cooking class I taught and as something to eat for breakfast on a recent road trip we were taking. I always pack food with us when we travel. There’s virtually never anything healthy on the way, and you never know what kind of food options there might be if…
Whipped Pear Topping
I went to a Forks Over Knives conference with the Esselstyns this past year, and there I learned a great trick from Chef AJ. Whipping pears as an alternative to a whipped cream topping! I created my own version of whipped pears to serve on top of some poaches peaches during a healthy plant-based cooking…
Celebrating Mother’s Day
That’s my family (photo credit: Andy Buscemi Photography). As a fellow mom, I know how it is to plan everything, including your own “day off”. If you’re like me, you’ll still be cooking and cleaning, as well as running the kids here and there on Mother’s Day. However, there is a little piece of advise…
Tahini Ginger Granola
I love granola! I’m on a trip, and granola makes the perfect bring along breakfast(or snack in your hotel room when there’s no healthy food available, just in case that’s ever happened to you). Most granolas are full of processed sugars and oils, and it’s pretty hard to find one free of nuts. I made…
